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Focus on Vocabulary. Chapter 12: Lodging Planning and Design. Atrium – A guestroom floor configuration in which rooms are laid out off a single-loaded corridor encircling a multistory lobby space. Bay – The space equivalent of a standard guestroom.
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Focus on Vocabulary Chapter 12: Lodging Planning and Design
Atrium – A guestroom floor configuration in which rooms are laid out off a single-loaded corridor encircling a multistory lobby space. Bay – The space equivalent of a standard guestroom. Double-double room – A guestroom floor configuration in which rooms are laid out on both sides of a central corridor. Feasibility study – A study, usually conducted by a consulting firm, that assesses present and future demand for a proposed business. Focus of the study is on estimating the business income and expenses for a period after it opens.
Function space – Space such as ballrooms, meeting and banquet rooms, reception and exhibit spaces, and dedicated conference and boardrooms designed to accommodate meeting and a variety of corporate and association conferences. Porte cochere– A canopy designed to protect hotel guests from inclement weather and provide visual emphasis to the main entrance. Schematic design – The first phase of hotel design in which the architect develops a space list and subsequently refines it into a more detailed program. Shotgun suite – A suite in which the living room faces an atrium or outside corridor, the bathroom is in the middle of the bay, and the bedroom is in the rear, with an exterior orientation.
Side-by-side suite – A suite that consists of two small bays, each with windows to the outside. Tower – A guestroom floor configuration in which rooms are grouped around a central vertical core.
